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Ritter, Kelly, DuVall, Cortright and Others Confirmed for Iraq Forum by Iraq Speakers Bureau 06 June 2002 01:05 UTC |
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TOP SPEAKERS CONFIRMED FOR EPIC IRAQ FORUM Scott Ritter, former UNSCOM Chief Weapons Inspector, Kathy Kelly, Nobel Peace Nominee, Co-Founder of Voices in the Wilderness, Jack DuVall, Producer of the documentary, "A Force More Powerful," and David Cortright, President of the Fourth Freedom Forum, are among the latest confirmations for the EPIC Iraq Forum & Lobby Days, June 15-18 in Washington, DC. While the Forum schedule (June 15-16) has filled with a wide array of top speakers from across the US and Iraq (see below), registrations have also continued to pour into the Education for Peace in Iraq Center--both for the Forum and Lobby Days. In addition, a special public "state of the movement" address is planned for Saturday, June 15 at 8 PM featuring both Kelly and Ritter. (See schedule for details.) REGISTRATION: IRAQ FORUM & ADVOCACY TRAINING (June 15-16, Church of the Brethren) registration is still open! Only a limited number of additional spaces will be available after Monday, June 10, so REGISTER NOW! Fee: $50 or $35 student/low income includes refreshments and Saturday lunch. PUBLIC EVENT (June 15, 8 PM, St. Aloysius Church**) free and open to the public. Donations appreciated. LOBBY DAYS (June 17-18, Capitol Hill) REQUIRE pre-registration no later than Monday, June 10. Fee: included in Forum and Training fee above. This is your the last chance to bring friends and concerned others to this all-too-rare opportunity to learn about and affect powerful policy changes for the people of Iraq -- and all of us affected by more war. Included below are the most updated schedule and an email registration form. So you are served notice: this is the FINAL COUNTDOWN. For more information, see: http://epic-usa.org/epicevents Register below or online at: http://epic-usa.org/epicevents/register.html . The Iraq Forum and Lobby Days are organized by the Education for Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC) and co-sponsored by: Arab American Institute, American Friends Service Committee, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Focus on American and Arab Interests and Relations (FAAIR), Friends Committee for National Legislation, American-Arab Anti-Descrimination Committee, American Muslims for Global Peace and Justice, Church of the Brethren Washington Office, Mennonite Central Committee USA-Washington Office, NETWORK, Pax Christi, Peace Action, Veterans for Peace and Women's Action for New Directions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IRAQ FORUM & LOBBY DAYS Updated Schedule June 15-18, 2002 Washington DC Church of the Brethren** 337 North Carolina Ave. SE 9:00 am INTRODUCTION 9:15 am IRAQI KURDISTAN, HUMAN RIGHTS and BRINGING SADDAM to JUSTICE Michael Amitay, Washington Kurdish Institute Joe Stork, Human Rights Watch * Speaker on international law to be announced. 10:00 am A SHORT HISTORY of IRAQ Judith Yaphe, National Defense University 10:45 am BREAK 11:00 am IRAQ'S RELATIONS in the REGION, the POLITICS of OIL, & the ECONOMICS of SANCTIONS Colin Rowat, University of Birmingham * Raad Al-Kadiri, Petroleum Finance Company 12:00 pm The IRAQ DEBATE at the UNITED NATIONS and INSIDE the BELTWAY Ambassador Edward Peck, Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ambassador Clovis Maksoud, American University * Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies 12:45 pm LUNCH catered by Skewers 1:40 pm Poetry by Hayder AlHamdani of the Iraq Foundation 2:00 pm NUCLEAR, CHEMICAL, and BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS of MASS DESTRUCTION: the FUTURE of SANCTIONS and ARMS CONTROL in IRAQ David Cortright, Fourth Freedom Forum Milton Leitenberg, Researcher, University of Maryland Corey Gay Hinderstein, Inst. for Science & International Security (ISIS) Christine Gosden, Prof. of Medical Genetics, Univ. of Liverpool* Additional speaker to be announced. 3:15 pm IRAQ's PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS: 1991 to 2002 and the PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT of WAR, SANCTIONS & TYRANNY Manal Omar, formerly with the UN Office of the Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq* Peter Pellet, Emeritus Professor of Nutrition, UMass-Amherst Ilham Heather Al-Sarraf, PhD, Iraq Civil Action Network (ICAN) 4:15 pm BREAK 4:30 pm The POSITION of the SHIA and SUNNI COMMUNITIES of IRAQ Joyce N. Wiley, Associate Professor, Ph.D., USC Columbia 5:00 pm PROSPECTS for DEMOCRACY in IRAQ Chair: Rubar Sandi, Iraq Institute for Democracy Ambassador David Mack, Middle East Institute * Jack Duvall, Producer of the documentary A Force More Powerful Additional speaker to be announced. 6:30 pm DINNER (on your own) 8:00 pm SPECIAL PUBLIC EVENT ** PEACE in IRAQ: VISION and CRITIQUE of the US ANTI-SANCTIONS MOVEMENT Kathy Kelly, Voices in the Wilderness Scott Ritter, former UNSCOM Chief Weapons Inspector * Indicates speakers invited but not yet confirmed. ** SPECIAL PUBLIC EVENT held at St. Aloysius Lower Church, 19 "Eye" St. (North Capitol and I St. NW). UNION STATION METRO. All other events June 15-16, held at Washington, DC Church of the Brethren, 337 N. Carolina Ave. SE unless otherwise noted. SUNDAY, JUNE 16 9 am SPECIAL SCREENING of the Documentary "In Shifting Sands" Scott Ritter, former UNSCOM Chief Weapons Inspector Space limited. Pre-registration required. Special location TBA. 11:00 am LUNCH (on your own) 12:30 pm IRAQ ADVOCACY at the GRASSROOTS Peter Lems, American Friends Service Committee Kathy Kelly, Voices in the Wilderness Chris Fitz, EPIC: Iraq Speakers Bureau 1:30 pm WASHINGTON UPDATE: An Update on Congressional Activity and Administration Policy on Iraq Ned Stowe, Friends Committee on National Legislation Erik Gustafson, Education for Peace in Iraq Center 3:00 pm The WAR POWERS ACT: Can the President launch a war on Iraq? Louis Fisher, Congressional Research Service 4:00 pm STRATEGIES for EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY: An Overview of the Legislative Process and the Mechanics of Lobbying Ned Stowe, Friends Committee on National Legislation Mary Elizabeth Clark, NETWORK - the Catholic Social Justice Lobby Congressional staffer (to be announced) 5:00 pm LOBBY TRAINING and ROLE PLAYING 6:00 pm FINAL BRIEFING: Strengthening Key Relationships & Build Support for the People of Iraq 6:30 pm DINNER - Pizza, Pizza - MEETING and GROUP ASSIGNMENTS MONDAY, JUNE 17 LOBBY DAYS - Day 1 8:00 am Meet at Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) building Use entrance on the corner of 2nd and "C" Street NE (10 min. walk from Capitol South or Union Station METROs) 8:30 am-6 pm CONGRESSIONAL MEETINGS on the HILL 7:00 pm DINNER & DEBRIEFING at Thai Roma, 313 Penn. Ave. SE TUESDAY, JUNE 18 LOBBY DAYS - Day 2 8:00 am Meet at Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) building Use entrance on the corner of 2nd and "C" Street NE (10 min. walk from Capitol South or Union Station METROs) 8:30 am-6 pm CONGRESSIONAL MEETINGS on the HILL 7:00 pm DINNER CELEBRATION at Pizzeria UNO in Union Station WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 (OPTIONAL) 11 am PEACE PLEDGE and LITERATURE DROP Delivery of Peace Pledge Signatures and Accompanying Literature to Congressional Offices Meet at EPIC's office - 1101 Penn. Ave. SE (Eastern Market Metro) * Schedule is subject to change ** SPECIAL PUBLIC EVENT held at St. Aloysius Lower Church, 19 "Eye" St. (North Capitol and I St. NW). UNION STATION METRO. All other events June 15-16, held at Washington, DC Church of the Brethren, 337 N. Carolina Ave. SE (4th St. & N. Carolina Ave. SE), CAPITOL SOUTH/ EASTERN MARKET METRO, unless otherwise noted. ******************** REGISTRATION FORM *************************** (Please complete and return by no later than June 10.) Name: ___________________________ Address: ___________________________ City/State/Zip: ___________________________ Phone: ___________________________ Email: ___________________________ Do you use email regularly? ____________ Will you participate in EPIC's Lobby Days, June 17-18? __________ If so, who is your U.S. Representative? _______________________ Is this your first time lobbying? ___________________________ Do you plan to schedule your own appointments with your Representative? ____________ Please accept my registration fee of: $50 $35 (for students and low-income) Method of Payment: To pay using a credit card, access EPIC's secure online giving center via: http://saveageneration.org/about/contribute.html Or make your check payable to "EPIC" and mail to: Iraq Forum c/o EPIC epic: Education for Peace in Iraq Center 1101 Pennsylvania Ave. SE Washington, DC 20003 USA 202.543.6176 (tel.) 202.543.0725 (fax) http://epic-usa.org EPICmedia@igc.org
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